Episode 338
The 7 Career Questions My Clients Ask Most
Episode 338 - I answer the seven career questions my clients ask most often about visibility, CVs, achievements, career change, age bias, role choice, and career storytelling.
My clients don’t come to career coaching because they lack experience. They come because they are trying to make sense of that experience. They have done the work. They have led teams, managed complexity, navigated politics, influenced stakeholders, delivered projects, rebuilt systems, survived restructures, and made decisions under pressure.
But when they sit down to explain what they want next, the story often becomes unclear. This is especially true for experienced professionals – those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. By this stage, your career is rarely linear. You may have worked across sectors, changed functions, taken time out, held several leadership roles, been made redundant, moved countries, started consulting, returned to employment, or begun exploring board opportunities.
Your experience may be rich. But rich experience can also be hard to explain. That is why Episode 338 of The Job Hunting Podcast focuses on the seven broader career questions my clients ask me most often.
These are not LinkedIn questions. I will cover those in another episode. These are the bigger questions behind a job search, career transition, or professional reset. They are the questions that sit underneath the CV, the interview, the networking conversation, and the search strategy.
And if there is one idea I want you to take from this episode, it is this: Your experience does not speak for itself. You need to translate it.
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Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 00:00 Understanding the Translation Problem in Careers
- 01:07 The Seven Key Career Questions
- 02:01 Visibility in the Job Market
- 05:25 Tailoring Your CV for Success
- 08:38 Highlighting Achievements Over Responsibilities
- 11:15 Navigating Career Changes
- 14:02 Addressing Age and Experience Bias
- 17:53 Choosing the Right Roles to Apply For
- 20:10 Crafting a Clear Career Story
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About the host, Renata Bernarde
Hello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress.
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